Lit-up facade of the Museum of Modern Art in Graz, Austria collects money for privacy

 

Privacy and Data Protection

In November 2015, the European Union adopted the Net Neutrality Regulation (2015/2120), which contained a number of compromises that needed clarification. The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) was given the task of developing implementation guidelines to ensure a…

Net Neutrality

The Austrian coalition parties have renegotiated their government programme in January 2017. This new programme contains a so-called “security package” that encompasses the introduction of several new surveillance measures and additional powers for the Austrian security agencies. These changes in…

Surveillance Package

On 5 October, AKVorrat filed a complaint against mobile operator Hutchison Drei based on Drei's violations of net neutrality principles. Now the operator has given in and stopped the offending practice. At the same time, Drei has more than quadrupled data volumes included in its data plans, and in…

Net Neutrality

New EU rules regarding net neutrality are being brought to use for the first time by AKVorrat. By filing a complaint with the telecom regulator RTR the Austrian NGO, which is representing several users, has documented illegal discrimination of Internet services by the mobile provider Hutchison Drei…

Net Neutrality

This summer, the EU established strong net neutrality protections for its citizens. After three years of fierce negotiations a broad coalition of activists, journalists, media associations, academics, librarians and startups brought about the enshrinement in law of the principles that make the…

Net Neutrality

New net neutrality guidelines from the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) confirm strong protection for net neutrality, and for the free and open internet in the European Union. 

 

"Based on a preliminary reading of the text, this is a triumph for the European…

Net Neutrality

Tomorrow telecom regulators from all over the EU will gather in Brussels for a uniquely challenging task: analysing over half a million responses to their consultation on net neutrality.

 

Net Neutrality

AKVorrat has co-drafted several responses in the public consultation for the new EU net neutrality rules. Our main positions are outlined in the policy analysis co-drafted with European Digital Rights (EDRi). But we also wanted to respond to a recent, particularly nasty attack on net neutrality from…

Net Neutrality

Academics, technology leaders, the web's inventor, and over 500,000 people write to EU regulator BEREC in one clear, unified message: protect net neutrality.

 

 

 

Net Neutrality

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08/09/2024 Kurier Web yes
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08/07/2024 Netzpolitik.org Web yes
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08/04/2024 Tagesspiegel Background Web yes
08/02/2024 uibk.ac.at Web yes
08/02/2024 Radio Arabella Radio yes
07/31/2024 Tiroler Tageszeitung S. 11 Print yes
07/30/2024 Vorarlberg Online Web yes

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